Date night
- Review
- Redfern
This sun-splashed Mexican rooftop is perfect for long, margarita-charged lunches
Perched on the new Eve Hotel at Redfern’s Wunderlich Lane precinct, Lottie is one of the swishest spots to sweet up guacamole.
- Callan Boys
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- Review
- Alphington
Locals are flocking to Italian restaurant Decca, where a top chef is dishing his greatest hits
Restaurateur and former Tonka and Coda chef Adam D’Sylva leans into his heritage and plates up an eclectic menu of pasta and curry.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Bangalow
This country spot is the ‘pub’ every town wishes it had on the corner
If you can’t find an old pub, make one. That’s the approach the You Beauty team has taken to create this award-winning community-led venue.
- David Matthews
- Review
- South Yarra
This Toorak Road taverna is hitting its stride with cheese pie and crackling filo pastry
Astoria Bar Ke Grill opened quietly last spring, but is now coming into its own with a host of dips, stews and a hefty moussaka.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Terrey Hills
‘Beaut little hub’: This rebadged suburban spot crackles with community spirit
McCarrs on Mona Vale Road is an excellent place to sit by the fire and share pizza slices topped with pepperoni, honey and chilli.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Glen Waverley
Bet you’ve never had steak and pepper sauce like this before, Melbourne
Gambino restaurant and rooftop bar brings tricksy Italian dishes and Big Night Out energy to the ’burbs.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Fitzroy
‘Ordering a burger here seems weird’: Our critic reviews Cutler’s flexible new menu
The restaurant formerly known as Cutler and Co. switches from pricey degustation dining to a more casual format.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Newtown
Why this perpetually busy restaurant is one of Sydney’s most meaningful dining experiences
Cafe Paci might have the look and feel of a bistro, but the food tells a more complex story.
- Myffy Rigby
- Recommended
- South Melbourne
Aegli
For traditional Greek dishes executed in ways you might not expect.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- Fitzroy
‘Melbourne wine bar’ has become its own genre, but this decade-old spot breaks the mould
Push past the orthodoxies at Fitzroy’s Bar Liberty, where spirit infuses everything from the playlists to the legacy of cheesy, peppery dishes.
- Dani Valent
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